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Anthropic's annualized revenue has topped $65 billion, a sevenfold increase in one year, according to Bloomberg. The company could go public as early as fall 2026 at a $1 trillion valuation.
Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for more than $7 billion. OpenRouter's CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI.
Databricks sought $1B but raised $5B after strong investor demand. The round values the company at $190B.
Amazon will use Twitch streamers' content to train its AI by default unless creators opt out. Twitch CPO Mike Minton said on a livestream that an opt-in approach would result in nobody opting in.
River AI, a startup founded by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, raised $1.1 billion in a round led by General Catalyst. The company is two months old and is working on personal agents.
Anthropic is preparing an IPO for September or October, according to the Wall Street Journal, potentially the largest ever. During investor meetings, the company, valued at $965 billion, is fielding questions about Chinese competition, tensions with the Trump administration, and protests against data center…
Anthropic will embed invisible watermarks in all Claude-generated text and sign files using the C2PA standard. New models from August 2026 will have labeling built in, and detection tools are planned for third-party verification.